Royal Mail Signed For + DVLA = No signature for delivery

[Doovy]

I sent some documents for numberplate retention via Royal Mail Signed For to the DVLA on the 29th December 2014.

I checked the tracking ref number yesterday (7th January 2015), still not delivered. I started to panic.

I received response from the DVLA today (8th January 2015) - meaning they received my documents and request.

I re-checked tracking number on the royal mail site - still not updated as delivered.

Ho-lee-sheet. The DVLA are accepting Royal Mail Signed For letters AND NOT ACTUALLY SIGNING FOR THEM. Can they fuck up even more? How do we know our V5's that we send recorded are even being delivered if we can't even track it when we do send things recorded

If they don't sign for it, and it gets lost in their offices, they can just blame royal mail for not delivering? Very suspicious.

If anyone wants to check: https://www3.royalmail.com/track-your-item

Ref number KF707287069GB
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[Rogerborg]

Huh. I sent a change of keeper and Royal Fail recorded it as having being signed for a week or more after I had the acknowledgement back from DVLA.

Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence...
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[Doovy]

I was hoping you'd show up, Borgy. Not good eh?
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[Ste]

The tracking on Royal Mails website will update at some point.

[Doovy]

If it does, fantastic - but it's late.

Is it too much to expect up-to-date delivery status now that we're in the year of hover-boards?

If it doesn't update.. well
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[Wave2k]

Having worked in the business for some time, i can tell you if you want something sent recorded, go special delivery.

Signed for's are very rarely actually signed for.

Big old Royal Fail.
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[Ste]

In the past I've found that phoning RM to check if something has been delivered gets a more up to date answer than the website provides. This does however, require speaking with an actual person rather than the automated system.

https://www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/track-and-trace-isnt-accepting-my-reference-number/

Dat page has the phone number you'll require.

[andyscooter]

Dvla probably have hundreds of letters a day they can't sign for each one
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[Tungtvann]

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[FriendlyEllis]

I had a signed for train ticket, it was £490 delivered the other day whilst I was out.

On the envelope it said in Biro ,"I signed for this, hope that's OK, Postie".
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[monkeybiker]

This sounds more like a Royal Mail cock up than DVLA. They should get a signature before handing over the package.

Might just them being slow to update there website.

[monkeybiker]

[Minty]

My Postie signs for all mine and I am eternally grateful (only if they fit through letter box). Getting to our local sorting office is a bunch of arse. They closed the lovely convenient one for me so it could be trashed in a monumental rave and have moved over to probably the busiest (traffic wise) areas of The Cronx.
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[andym]

My dad bought a laptop out of a catalogue, when it was delivered the courier forgot to get a signature.... they delivered another laptop a few days later because of the lack of signature.... so it can't always be bad eh?

[Rogerborg]

It's bad in this case because DVLA's position (possibly confirmed by an Englandshire Crown Court precedent) is that if you can't prove that it was delivered, then you're a smooth criminal.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[N cee thirty]

[sickpup]

[Rogerborg]

Worchester Crown Court, August 2012 (apparently): Interpretations Act defence rejected, appeal dismissed, costs awarded against appellant.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[sickpup]

[Rogerborg]

I agree, but they didn't. DVLA only need to win once at each level.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike